Clarity Child Guidance Center

What Clarity Child Guidance Center does

Clarity Child Guidance Center is a 501(c)-style nonprofit mental health treatment organization founded in 1886 and headquartered on an 8-acre campus in the South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio. It operates the only nonprofit children's mental health treatment program for ages 3-17 in South Texas and delivers a full continuum of care: 24/7 walk-in crisis services, inpatient hospitalization, a partial hospitalization program (half-day and full-day), outpatient therapy and assessments, the First Step evaluation program, the Next Step transition center, a school-based site at Southside ISD, and since April 2025 a Multisystemic Therapy (MST) program for at-risk youth funded by a $1.3M Texas Health and Human Services grant administered through Bexar County Center for Health Care Services. The organization serves 8,000+ children annually regardless of ability to pay, drawing on the largest regional staff of children's mental health professionals via an affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center.

Revenue is generated through a payer mix spanning Medicaid (TMHP), TRICARE, and major commercial plans including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA, Humana, United Health, Superior Health Plan, Community First, CHRISTUS Health, Driscoll Children's Health Plan, and Magellan, supplemented by charitable donations and grants. Pricing is unit-based per service: Inpatient Acute at $530-$2,160 per diem, Partial Hospitalization at $325-$935 per day, and outpatient sessions ranging from roughly $24 to $189 depending on duration and service type. Distribution is direct — phone-based outpatient referral, 24/7 walk-in crisis intake, and the new MST channel via Bexar County — while demand is supported through the annual Claritycon conference (400-650+ professionals), a blogs/videos content library, and the "Moments of Clarity" newsletter.

The organization is governed by a board of directors under President and CEO Jessica Knudsen, LCSW, FACHE (in role since February 2019), with senior leadership including COO Carol Carver and Medical Director Lizmarie Gonzalez-Vega. It holds Joint Commission accreditation, Level 1 Trauma-Informed Care Certification from the Ecumenical Center (December 2025), and Texas state regulatory licensure, and completed a 2023-2024 campus expansion that added 8 inpatient beds and renovated the kitchen.

Name

Clarity Child Guidance Center

Legal name

Clarity Child Guidance Center

Website

https://claritycgc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Clarity Child Guidance Center is a nonprofit mental health treatment organization in San Antonio providing a full continuum of care — crisis, inpatient, partial hospitalization, outpatient, MST, and school-based services — for children ages 3-17 across South Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Mental Health Treatment Services

NAICS

Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Children's mental health
• Psychiatric crisis services
• Behavioral health treatment
• Trauma-informed care
• Outpatient therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Mental Health Treatment Services: Provides mental health treatment services for children ages 3-17, including crisis services, inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient programs. Works with families regardless of ability to pay, emphasizing accessible care for low-income families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clarity Child Guidance Center provides a full continuum of mental health treatment services for children ages 3 to 17, including 24/7 crisis services, inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, outpatient therapy, and specialized programs such as Multisystemic Therapy (MST). Operating on an 8-acre campus in the South Texas Medical Center, it is the only nonprofit mental health treatment center for children in South Texas and delivers care regardless of ability to pay.

Product overview

Clarity Child Guidance Center is the only nonprofit mental health treatment center for children ages 3 to 17 in South Texas, providing a full continuum of care on its 8-acre campus in the South Texas Medical Center. The organization operates through an affiliation with the University of Texas Health Science Center and offers multiple interconnected programs: Crisis Services (24/7 walk-in), Inpatient Hospitalization, Partial Hospitalization Program (half-day and full-day options), Outpatient Services (therapy, assessments, psychiatric care), First Step Program (evaluation), Next Step Center (transition), Southside school-based services, and Multisystemic Therapy (home-based). Beyond direct clinical services, the organization provides community education through its annual Claritycon conference and educational blogs/videos library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Claritycon: Annual children's mental health conference hosted by Clarity Child Guidance Center since 2013, providing professional development and CEUs/CNEs to mental health professionals.
• First Step Program
• Next Step Center

Products and services

• Crisis Services
• Inpatient Hospitalization
• Partial Hospitalization Program
• Outpatient Services
• First Step Program
• Next Step Center
• Southside School-Based Program
• Multisystemic Therapy (MST)
• Claritycon Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 8,000 children served annually ages 3-17
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Texas Health Science CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation with UT Health Science Center providing Clarity with the largest staff of children's mental health professionals in the region. Enables clinical expertise, research capabilities, and professional training through the Department of Lifelong Learning at UT Health Science Center School of Nursing.
• Bexar County Center for Health Care ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas Health and Human Services awarded $1.3 million grant to Bexar County Center for Health Care Services to fund Multisystemic Therapy program. Clarity Child Guidance Center was selected to provide the therapy services targeting at-risk youth.
• Meals on WheelsminorOthersDuring construction, Clarity's campus kitchen was closed. Partnered with Meals on Wheels to provide nutritious meals to children on campus.
• Texas Psychological AssociationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCEUs for Claritycon were administered by Texas Psychological Association (TPA), providing continuing education credits for psychologists attending the annual conference.
• Southside Independent School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClarity Southside location operates in partnership with Southside ISD, providing community-based mental health services to students and families in the Southside school district area.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Methodist Healthcare (San Antonio): Large San Antonio-based hospital system providing pediatric care through Methodist Children's Hospital. Comparable as a regional incumbent that competes for pediatric behavioral health referrals in the same Bexar County market as Clarity.
• University Hospital (San Antonio): Bexar County's public safety-net hospital system in San Antonio, which also provides pediatric and behavioral health services. Comparable as a local San Antonio healthcare system that overlaps Clarity's pediatric mental health patient base and could be both a partner and competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Texas Children's Hospital: One of the largest pediatric health systems in the US, based in Houston. Comparable as a major Texas-based children's hospital system with extensive pediatric specialty and behavioral health services that overlap with Clarity's pediatric mental health focus.
• McLean Hospital: Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health treatment including child and adolescent services. Comparable as a specialty psychiatric institution with academic affiliation (Harvard/UT Health Science Center) and research-driven programs similar to Clarity's UT affiliation.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Large pediatric health system with a dedicated Marcus Autism Center and substantial behavioral health services for children. Comparable as a children's health system that combines general pediatric care with specialized mental/behavioral health services for children.
• Sheppard Pratt: One of the largest private nonprofit behavioral health providers in the US, offering inpatient, residential, and outpatient services across the lifespan including children and adolescents. Comparable as a nonprofit mental health system with continuum-of-care model that overlaps Clarity's pediatric mental health services.
• New York-Presbyterian Children's Hospital: Major academic pediatric hospital within a large health system offering comprehensive child and adolescent psychiatric services. Comparable as an academic-affiliated pediatric health system with specialized child mental health programs similar in mission and scope to Clarity.

Direct peers

• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating residential treatment, outpatient, and home- and community-based behavioral health services for children and adolescents. Comparable as a nonprofit pediatric behavioral health provider with full continuum of care and community-based programs similar to Clarity's MST and outpatient offerings.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: Nonprofit provider of mental health and addiction treatment with specialized inpatient, residential, and partial hospitalization programs, including a dedicated child and adolescent track. Comparable as a specialty behavioral health system delivering a similar continuum of care (inpatient, PHP, outpatient) to children and teens.

Emerging players

• Center for Discovery: National provider of residential and outpatient treatment for adolescents with eating disorders, mental health, and substance use issues. Comparable as a specialty pediatric/adolescent behavioral health provider offering intensive programming similar to Clarity's inpatient and PHP levels of care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/claritycgc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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